Section 300: Disclosing professional secret

300. Disclosing professional secret Les médecins, chirurgiens, ainsi Any physician, surgeon, as well que les pharmaciens, les sages- as any pharmacist, midwife, or any femmes et toutes autres personnes other person, who may, in consedépositaires, par état ou profession, quence of his or her profession or des secrets qu’on leur confie, qui, avocation, become the depositary of hors le cas où la loi les oblige à se any secret confided to him or her, porter dénonciateurs, auront révélé and who, except when compelled by ces secrets, law, to become informer, reveals such secret, shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years and by a fine not exceeding 100,000 rupees. [S. 300 amended by Act 29 of 1990; Act 5 of 1999; s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008.] 300A. — [S. 300A inserted by Act 18 of 1998; amended by s. 8 of Act 36 of 2008 w.e.f. 6 December 2008; repealed by s. 64 (1) of Act 13 of 2004 w.e.f. 16 February 2009.] [Issue 2] C57 – 82 Revised Laws of Mauritius CHAPTER II – OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY